Boy hospitalized for possible shark bite suffered in Bahamas

JUPITER - A boy was transported to the St. Mary's Medical Center late Sunday afternoon for a possible shark bite to the leg, said Captain Albert Borroto, spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue dispatch received information around 5:22 p.m. about a vessel traveling inbound from the Bahamas with a shark bite victim, said Borroto. The vessel arrived in the 1000 block of North State Road A1A at Seasport Marina around 6:37 p.m.